Eagle Eye

-by Kim Yonick

Two strangers are put through a wild ride that leads them to understand more about themselves.

"Eagle Eye" follows the story line of two strangers, Jerry Shaw (Shia LaBeouf) and Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan), who are dragged into a terrorist plot by some woman on the phone. The two are put through dangerous situations, where their lives or a loved ones lives are at stake. Jerry and Rachel learn more about themselves and about each other as they figure out who is behind the mastermind of the terrorist plot.

Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan worked well on the screen. Joining the two actors on the screen was Rosario Dawson, who played Zoe Perez, Michael Chikis, who played Defense Secretary George Callister and Billy Bob Thorton, who played Agent Thomas Morgan.

"Eagle Eye" is an action packed film, full of high paced scenes, explosives and death defining jumps. The lighting throughout the film was dim, during scenes with Jerry and Rachel. There were great cut scenes between learning about Jerry's twin brother Ethan and Jerry and Rachel's storyline.

"Eagle Eye" was directed by D.J. Caruso. This is the second movie Caruso has made with LaBeouf as his lead actor. He has also directed the well known movie "Disturbia," along with directing the hit show "The Shield" which airs on FX with Michael Chiklis playing the main character.

This movie is recommended for anyone who is a fan of Shia LaBeouf or loves a good action packed film.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

-by Kim Yonick

"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" is the third installment of the mummy movies.

Just like the first two movies in the set, the story line follows the O'Connell family and their adventure to stop another mummy in its tracks. However, this time the mummy comes from ancient China and Richard "Rick" O'Connell's (Brendan Fraser) son Alex O'Connell (Luke Ford) is the one to discover the mummy while working for his Professor Roger Wilson (David Calder). Meanwhile, Rick and Evelyn O'Connell (Maria Bello) were tricked into taking back an ancient Chinese artifact and instead helped resurrect the Chinese Mummy. From here the adventure begins and the O'Connells learn a valuable lesson.

Fraser and Johnathon Carnahan return to the screen with some new comers. Joining Fraser and Carnahan on screen is Maria Bello, Jet Li and Luke Ford. Bello's acting wasn't her greatest, but Li and Ford worked well on screen. There were some scene transitions that were awkward between Fraser and Bello and between Fraser and Ford.

Being the third installment of the mummy set, the movie wasn't as strong as the first two. The plot and scenes were forced on the screen, giving a sense of being detached from the storyline.

"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" was directed by Rob Cohen. This is the first time he has directed a mummy film, but is known for some of his other famous movies such as "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story," "Dragonheart" and "The Fast and the Furious."

This movie would be recommended for those who want to see the last installment of the mummy set and for those who are fans of Brendan Fraser.

Four Christmases

-by Kim Yonick

This comedy makes you understand that every couple dreads seeing the in laws.

"Four Christmases" is a holiday comedy that follows the storyline of a couple, that has been together for three years, not married, no children and both parents are divorced. Every year Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) go on vacation instead of going to see their parents, but not this time. When the Brad and Kate reach the airport to find every flight is canceled due to fog, they have to spend the day making up time and visiting each others families.

Witherspoon and Vaughn were brilliant on the screen. Their acting and characters flowed smoothly on the big screen making the movie flawless and hilarious. Some other top actors in the movie was Robert Duvall and Jon Voight.

Though this was a holiday movie, the comedic humor kept it light and entertaining. It also brought new insight into what can happen when meeting the inlaws after waiting more than a year.

"Four Christmases" was produced by Seth Gordon. Gordon has made other films such as "The King of Kong" and "Fears of a Clown." He is also working on a new film called "The Only Living Boy in New York" which will be out in 2010.

This movie is recommended for anyone who is a fan of Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn and loves a good holiday comedy.